Paris: Louvre Museum Tour Mona Lisa & Iconic Masterpieces
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Paris, France
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
With 35,000 works in more than 400 rooms, the Louvre Museum could take weeks to explore. Hit the highlights in just a couple of hours on this convenient tour that includes the Louvre’s star attractions, the foundations of the palace, and a few hidden gems as well. See the “Mona Lisa”, “Venus de Milo”, and “Winged Victory of Samothrace” with commentary that reveals details you might otherwise miss.
- See Renaissance treasures, ancient Greek delights, and more on a Louvre tour
- Guide provides rich insights into French history, art, and culture
- Wide choice of departure times lets you plan your day and fit more in
- Audio headsets ensure you’re not glued to your guide
What's Included
- €22 entrance ticket to the museum
- 2-hour guided tour with a licensed guide
- Audio headsets so you can always hear your guide better
- Food and drinks
- Transport to/from museum
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Le Kiosque des noctambules12 Pl. Colette, 75001 Paris, France
Do not go to the Louvre museum directly. Meet at the Kiosque des Noctambules, an artistic structure made of colorful glass beads facing the Comédie Française. It is a 5-minute walk from the Louvre entrance. The guide will arrive at the tour start time, not before, with a GetYourGuide flag.
End point
- Louvre Museum75001 Paris, France
Ticket Redemption Point
Le Kiosque des noctambules, 12 Pl. Colette, 75001 Paris, France
Itinerary
1
Louvre Museum
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a group tour; there are no individual tickets so you must enter the museum with the group
- Free admission applies to visitors under 18 and EEA residents under 26, upon presentation of valid ID and proof of residency
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.5
based on 37 reviews
Daniel_R, Apr 2026
It is a great tour to see the highlights, but the tour guide we had, Ahmad, we awesome. Highly recommend him. Was great!
Preethi_J, Apr 2026
Our guide Myriam was an excellent tour guide. Came on time and was very organized. She situated us efficiently by giving directions on what to do first and when the tour ends. The tour itself was very informative and interesting
Silvia_Z, Jan 2026
Truly a great experience and the way to go! We learned a lot through the guide and had easy access skipping the long lines. Fantastic experience!
Susan_A, Jan 2026
Very informative for only 2 hours and easy and fast access plus semi private bathrooms at beginning of tour so again small lines, huge time saver all around.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Thank you for your positive feedback and 4-star rating! We’re glad you enjoyed your experience and appreciate your support. If there’s anything we can do to make your next visit a 5-star one, please let us know!
Kristy_C, Dec 2025
Excellent highlights tour of the Louvre. Tour guide highlighted the main pieces and expertly navigated us through the exhibits. Great to get priority access with no waiting at all. Excellent tour and exactly what I was after.
Shawn_W, Oct 2025
This is the way to go! Our guide was very nice, very knowledgeable, and made the tour a great time! It was worth the price just to avoid the lines and to be able to get in, see the major attractions, and then have time to meander through the rest of the museum.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
What a perfect review - thank you for sharing your experience. We're delighted you enjoyed it all so much : )
Alberik_H, Sep 2025
Tour guide Andrea was pleasant, knowledgeable, and courteous. She pointed every important painting and gave a very good history of louvre.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Andrea is fantastic! We're delighted you think so too. Thanks for sharing.
Allison_H, Sep 2025
This was a great way to see the highlights of the Louvre in a very short period of time. Our guide Martina was very knowledgeable and friendly. We learned a lot from her.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you so much. Martina will be so pleased to read this. Have a lovely day!
dawn_r, Sep 2025
Very crowded. Had to stand in line even though we had sighed up for skip the line. Our guide was personable and had knowledge but just about ran through the exhibits. By the time we caught up, he was off to the next one. We had to go back through on our own. Not happy and would not recommend.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for sharing your experience. All groups still have to do the security check, which does mean some waiting in line if it's busy. But you definitely skipped the ticket line which is the big one : ) We're sorry you felt the tour was rushed however. Could you write to us on versaillestours@getyourguide.com to let us know who your guide was or when your tour was so we can look into it and provide the guide with feedback. Many thanks!
Mallory_L, Sep 2025
Our tour guide was wonderful and made the whole experience interesting a relaxing. She navigated the crowds perfectly and lead us to all the right places. Highly recommend!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for your review and recommendation. We're so pleased to read it. Hope you have you back again soon : )
Dennis_K, Sep 2025
Great guide and tour. Straight to the masterpieces, didn’t waste any time. Highly recommend, I would definitely do again!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thanks for your review - this is exactly what we hope to achieve! Thank you for the recommendation. Kind regards.
Robert_H, Aug 2025
What a wonderful experience to learn about some of the most famous works of art and outstanding commentary by our guide. We had a great time!
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you so much! We're delighted to read this. It's a real pleasure to provide experiences like this : )
Julie_H, Aug 2025
Very informative - Maryam was a great leader. Got us tix to get into museum quickly and stay inside after the tour was over.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you - Maryam will be so pleased to read this!
Karrie_W, Aug 2025
Wonderful tour of Louvre with a humorous guide. Loved the headsets and explanation of beautiful pieces of art.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you for sharing your experience with us at the Louvre. We're delighted you enjoyed it so much. Thank you for the recommendation : )
Antoinette_C, Jul 2025
Gabriella was lovely! Just the right amount of history with interesting details and discussion throughout. She showed us the highlights of the Louvre in 2 hours - which would not have been possible without a guide. The only hiccup is that because it was a larger group we had to wait around quite a bit for people who were lagging or didn’t show up - but overall was a great tour!
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback. We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed the tour and that Gabriella struck the perfect balance of history, insight, and engaging discussion. She’ll be so happy to hear your kind words! We appreciate your understanding regarding the group size, and we’re glad it didn’t take away from the overall experience. We hope to see you again on another tour soon!
breighz, Jul 2025
Fantastic tour guide and tour! It was a perfect amount of time with the tour group then time on our own. The guide was great! Book this today!
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you so much for this fantastic review. We're so pleased you enjoyed it!
Gia_B, Jul 2025
Heading to the Louvre with 2 teenagers can be intimidating. I didn’t want them to feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the museum, so we opted for a tour so there would be some structure. Our guide, Benito, was amazing. He was so passionate about the museum and the art and kept our small group interested and engaged. He asked and answered many questions and was very knowledgeable. The skip the line feature was great as it was very crowded. Would definitely recommend.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you for sharing your experience! We're so happy to hear that Benito made the Louvre visit enjoyable and engaging for you and your teenagers. Our skip-the-line feature is great for helping avoid the crowds. We really appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you back on another tour soon!
Dianne_C, Jun 2025
Our tour guide was amazing as his knowledge of the masterpieces we saw brought the piece alive. The museum was full but he gave us such incredible attention and included the children that were in our group by asking them questions and giving such praise when they answered even if they weren’t correct. He truly was the highlight of the tour.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We're delighted to hear that your guide’s knowledge brought the masterpieces to life and that he made the experience engaging for everyone, especially the children. It’s great to know he became the highlight of your tour. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with him. Thanks again for choosing us, and we hope to see you on another tour soon.
Roy_M, Jun 2025
We had a wonderful experience touring the Louvre with a very knowledgeable and engaging guide, who truly brought the art and history to life. However, our visit took place on a Saturday afternoon, and the museum was extremely crowded. The sheer number of visitors made it difficult to fully appreciate the artwork, and the galleries felt quite hot and congested, which detracted from the overall experience.
Additionally, the meeting point for the start of the tour was not clearly defined. Everyone in our group found it confusing and felt that this aspect could be improved for future tours.
Despite these challenges, our guide remained professional and enthusiastic, making the best of a tough situation and ensuring we still learned a lot. I would definitely recommend this tour for the quality of the guide, but I strongly suggest booking during a less busy time to make the most of your visit.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Hi Roy,
Thank you for your feedback. We're very pleased to hear that the guide provided an excellent tour.
Sorry to hear that it was so busy. Now that we're in high season, it's true that the museum can become very busy. You can book the earlier morning slots or the later afternoon slots to try and avoid this.
We are very careful to provide detailed information on how to get to the meeting point. We can't meet directly at the Louvre because it is so big and busy so we selected a quieter spot a 4-minute walk away to allow for a smoother check-in experience. The details are written in your confirmation email and on the voucher. I recommend checking all meeting point details the day before your tour to ensure you know in advance where to go. We are always available by telephone to guide you there on the day.
We hope to be able to host you again in Paris soon.
Warm regards.
Douglas_R, May 2025
Group access worked well, keeping the time in que very reasonable. Our guide, Aurelia, was very knowledgeable, but moved very quickly - way too quickly for some in the group to keep up - so the group spread out quite a bit on the way to the entrance. The balance between Aurelia's discussion of the building was out of balance with discussion of the art. And, other than at the Mona Lisa (you will see it if you brave the crush to get close enough), she spent way to little time in the area with Italian and other painting genre, and moved too quickly for photos, other than in the Greek statuary. But, she was energetic and interesting along the way, and there was time after the tour for us to slow down and move at our own pace.
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Response from Host, May 2025
Hi Douglas, thank you for taking the time to leave this detailed review. We're disappointed to read that the tour wasn't to expectation. Aurélia is usually one of our top guides so we apologise that the flow didn't work for you on Wednesday. We'll be sure to feedback to her so she can take on board your feedback. We're pleased to hear that you found her knowledgeable and interesting nonetheless, and that you enjoyed the skip-the-line access. Enjoy the rest of your stay in Paris.
Ethan_G, May 2025
Imad was amazing. Great history and passion
The “3 ladies” was the highlight. And the sphinx.
Well done!
Response from Host, May 2025
Hi Ethan, we're pleased you enjoyed your tour and Imad is great isn't he? Hope to host you on another tour soon. Have a nice day.
Patricia_W, May 2025
Our guide was amazing. He took us to the most important aspects of the museum otherwise we would have been lost. Hecws very knowledgeable and made some jokes and kept us entertained. Awesome experience
Response from Host, May 2025
Hi Patricia, we're delighted you enjoyed your tour with Sid. We often hear he's a good entertainer! Let us know if you'd like to join any other tours with him.
DEANA_C, Apr 2025
The Louvre was extremely crowded. Our guide was very knowledgeable and was able to show us the highlights of the museum. She did a great job of explaining all the details. I highly recommend having a tour to help navigate this massive museum.
Response from Host, May 2025
Hi Deana, thanks for your review about your guide Maryam and your tour. It's always a big benefit to have a guide get you around this huge museum and see everything you need to see. We're glad you enjoyed it : )
Lesley_G, Apr 2025
Very knowledgeable guide. Enjoyed the banter and solid tips. Great to understand the context of what we were seeing.
Response from Host, May 2025
Hi Lesley,
Thanks for taking the time to leave this review. Thyago joined us recently and we're delighted to see such great feedback about his tour. Thanks for sharing : )
Jodi_K, Mar 2025
This tour was a nice way to see the high points of the Louvre. Given how much there is to see there and given how big it is, it is easy to get lost. Our guide, Leticia, did a great job navigating us to the key high points without rushing us through. We learned a lot from her about what we were seeing both in the palace and the art. She was very pleasant and patient with our group, even helping an older person find elevators and still keep up with our tour. I will note that the headphone was uncomfortable for my 12 year old son. It might be good to have a smaller or different type of earphone for children. We also enjoyed the fact that we were able to explore the museum after the tour ended until we decided we were done. and Letticia gave us some tips about how to see that areas we were interested in.
Response from Host, May 2025
Hi Jodi, thanks for sharing. We're pleased you enjoyed Laetitia's tour and her personalised tips. Sorry to hear that the headphone was uncomfortable for your son. It is possible to plug your own earphones into the devices so don't hesitate to come with your own headphones that may be more comfortable. Hope that helps.
Ann_C, Feb 2025
We enjoyed the Louvre tour. We were interested in the history of the building and the artworks. The skip the line was great, and we were early enough (and off-season) to snag a coat locker. We saw the more famous artworks of the Louvre as well as some lesser knowns. The guide was very knowledgeable and shared very interesting information. She offered ideas of areas to visit after the tour ended.
Response from Host, May 2025
Thank you Ann for your lovely review. We passed on your feedback. Gabriella was delighted to hear it : )
Jennifer_S, Oct 2024
Seeing the Louvre and having the most famous pieces of art shown us by our very knowledgeable guide. We appreciated her enthusiasm and explanations!! So very helpful for her to point out details we would have missed!!
Response from Host, May 2025
Thank you for this wonderful review for Laetitia! She's a brilliant guide and we're pleased she made this a special tour for you.
Sonja_D, Aug 2024
A must when in Paris and also a must to book with a guided tour! When we left at 3:00 pm the entrance line to buy tickets was about 3 hours. Our guide Sophie had impeccable English and her love of the art and the Louvre and ultimately her job as a tour guide were very obvious. She was great! The crush to get pics of the Mona Lisa was insane. Probably could visit the Louvre every time you go to Paris and study some new aspects.
Response from Host, May 2025
We're delighted to read that you love Sophie as much as we do. Her tour of the Louvre is fantastic and we're pleased you got to see it first hand. Thanks for sharing.
Shirley_T, Jul 2024
The Lourve is huge and cannot be covered in a day. The tour provided a chance to view a great many masterpieces. I enjoyed hearing about the history, the perspectives and the back stories of the many masterpieces. The guide Laetitia is knowledgeable and a great story teller which made the whole 2.5 hours very enjoyable.
Response from Host, May 2025
Thank you for sharing such a nice review about Laetitia and her tour. She does an excellent job of displaying all the highlights and ensuring you see all the must-sees!
Marilyn_V, Jun 2024
Isabel was a great tour guide. Very nice and knowledgeable. Great art history that she shared with us on the museum and the art we saw.
Response from Host, May 2025
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with Isabelle. Isabelle's is one of our longest-standing guides and we're pleased you got to experience her visit of the museum.
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